Flee and Pursue

Flee and Pursue

Do you love the Lord? Take a moment to answer that question by searching your heart. Remind yourself of your thought life and your actions. 

This is a difficult exercise as it may expose areas in our lives that we have not surrendered to God. Paul tells Timothy, and by default us, to flee from evil desires and pursue righteousness. 

Seeking righteousness is not new to the believer. Jesus is recorded as saying we must seek first the kingdom and His righteousness. It begins with fleeing our youthful desires, then pursuing Him. 

I know people who continue to pursue their sinful desires while simultaneously pursuing God. Those people are fooling themselves. It is not possible to truly pursue God and pursue sin at the same time. That person is pursuing sin and tricking themselves into thinking they are also pursuing God. Jesus said no one can serve two masters. 

If God is your Master, you cannot joyfully pursue sin. The Holy Spirit will be throwing a “conviction party” all day every day. Sleep will not come easy. However, if sin is your master, you will rationalize your sin by saying things like, “the Lord knows I love Him,” or my personal “favorite,” “God knows my heart.”

A truly repented heart seeks the Lord with all its might. The pursuit of sin is not an option. What are you pursuing? Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

2 Timothy 2:22

22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Today’s Reading:

2 Timothy 2